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  1. 700 pages of reading, per week, for one class

    ellakate replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    Hey, inbox, I hate to see you so upset. Can you start a study

  2. ? re unlabeled meds

    ellakate replied to OklaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    They said " Oh, it doesn't matter, it is the same thing, only generic". "Just put in the original bottle in the medcart that you have". The med is a narcotic. I hate to think of where they might have...

  3. So my heart broke when I saw this patient....

    ellakate replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in General Nursing

    i guess thats all that matter right ?! yep, ace, that's all that

  4. So my heart broke when I saw this patient....

    ellakate replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a child, I nursed every animal I could find. All of them needed food and love. When I started nursing, that is what I envisioned, feeding and caring for people. Fast forward. Several...

  5. So my heart broke when I saw this patient....

    ellakate replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in General Nursing

    Sneaking food to a patient is not a hanging crime. But you have to do it carefully. This is how you do it. First, don't tell anyone else. Just do it. Then when you come back, just walk into his...

  6. Just so tired of blame shifting

    ellakate replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand this either. Mistakes are human. Correcting them is part of the game. In HH, I once had patient with an IV antibiotic. Indadvertently, I reconstituted it with heparin and not...

  7. I'm discouraged

    ellakate replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    MedSurg32RN is on target with Learn how to play the politics of the unit. . . . . . it will make your life easier. Critical skills: smile, nod, shrug. Sue, since you are also an informatics nurse,...

  8. I'm discouraged

    ellakate replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Schedule your days with hours blocked out for paperwork. Since you were thrown in for the ever popular nursing Trial by Fire, go back to orientation questions. One time I accepted a promotion...

  9. new adult day center job? Lose my skills and/or become unmarketable?

    ellakate replied to zacarias's topic in Nursing Career

    Your worry is what to do if a hospital job comes up in 2 weeks. Sometimes that happens. Then you will have to decide. But right now, there is only one offer on the table. Adult health day care is a...

  10. Nursing setting you up for failure?

    ellakate replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't just new nurses who have difficulty with the working world, I think that it is all of us. I wish that I could say that I am new, but that would be a lie. I am old and candidly too...

  11. Wannabe an Onc Infusion RN

    ellakate replied to Heogog53's topic in Oncology

    Many oncology practices accept nurses who are committed to becoming certified within a year or two. This works very well, because you learn so much about the meds effects/side effects and it takes a...

  12. I am burning out..

    ellakate replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Good job! We love

  13. I am burning out..

    ellakate replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    "this might sound extremely selfish in the grander scheme of things, but you come first. your basic needs, emotional well being, and mental health must be optimal before you can fully function at...

  14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    ellakate replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do not get paid a differential for

  15. what is your new years resolution??

    ellakate replied to Scorpio, MSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Laugh

  16. Am I going to regret being a nurse?

    ellakate replied to lovelylady42's topic in General Nursing

    I have never regretted being a nurse. Which reminds me of a song. Egrets, I've had a few, but then again too few to mention. .

  17. Should I tell my employer why I'm really leaving?

    ellakate replied to nursngstudent05's topic in General Nursing

    I had a job like this. Just tell them that you have found a better job that fits with your goals. The doc's wife won't get it. That doc isn't a nice man, so he won't get it. But I promise you that...

  18. Pulmonary Hypertension

    ellakate replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    nursej22, I was posting the same thing you did. (great minds!) Nursing orders: 1. Do not read any more about PH. You know the story. 2. Drink more water, but make sure that it does not worsen your...

  19. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    ellakate replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Shut up. Just shut

  20. When to react to an abnormal reading

    ellakate replied to alabamagrad's topic in Cardiac

    Do not feel bad about asking! This scenario is complex and the feedback will help you develop your personal style. This is a safe forum. More than once, a seasoned nurse has written, "There is no...

  21. For Burned out nurses who are leaving the profession...

    ellakate replied to GaMBA's topic in General Nursing

    The best way to describe the way I feel is betrayed. I have loved nursing and given years of my life to nursing. I gave nursing my youth, my energy, my optimism. And steadily through the years,...

  22. Merry Christmas from...

    ellakate replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    Merry Christmas from Georgetown,

  23. I work with some immature nurses.

    ellakate replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    For my own knowledge -- Do these computer/messaging nurses wash their hands after playing on the filthy

  24. Patient requesting.....

    ellakate replied to nursemomof3boys's topic in Home Health

    What it does do is keep your agency from getting "PEPped" which means you only receive partial payment for an episode of care if the pt is re-admitted to your agency or another agency within the...

  25. Patient requesting.....

    ellakate replied to nursemomof3boys's topic in Home Health

    If the patient is requesting discharge because of non-homebound status, discharge. However, if the patient remains homebound, place the patient on hold until the end of the certification period. It...